In 1862, at the invitation of the Siamese royal family, Anna Leonowens went from Singapore to serve as a tutor to King Rama IV until she moved to Canada in 1867. Later she This experience was written as a memoir "Anna and the King: Memoirs of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok" (The English governess at the Siamese court: recollections of six years in the royal palace at Bangkok), describing the life of the Siamese royal family.

In 1944, the British writer Margaret Langdon adapted this work into the novel "Anna and the King of Siam". The work was not only very popular, but also won the 1930s Broadway actress Gertrude Gertrude Lawrence favored the work and would recommend it to his musical theater writing partners Rodgers & Hammerstein, hoping that they would adapt it into a musical. However, both of them lacked interest but did not want to offend. The popular star therefore put his creative plans on hold.

In 1946, "Anna and the King of Siam" was adapted into a movie of the same name, with Rex Harrison and Irene Dunne playing the roles of the King and Anna. The film not only received good reviews, but also changed the minds of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, who decided to adapt this "exotic" novel into their new music drama.

"The King and I" is adapted from the true story of Anna Lee Owen, a legendary British woman in the 19th century who went to the Kingdom of Siam (today's Thailand) to serve as a royal teacher. Later, writer Margaret Langdon wrote the popular novel "Anna and the King of Siam" based on her true story. Broadway adapted this novel into the musical "The King and I", which won more than 10 Tony Awards over the years. In 1956, the play was made into a movie of the same name by Hollywood and won five Oscars. The most heart-warming and unforgettable thing about "The King and I" is the touching music, including "Blow a Happy Tune", "Knowing You", "My Heart Dreams", "Let's Dance", etc...

Many years after the story of "The King and I" first moved people's hearts and won thunderous applause, Warner Bros. presents this famous Broadway play loved by men, women, and children to the world in a new look , launching the animated version of "The King and I." This animated film suitable for the whole family reinterprets the timeless songs from the film, and invites Broadway and Hollywood favorites to serve as voice actors and singers. The film uses traditional hand-drawn graphics and sophisticated computer special effects, the brainchild of many bright minds in the computer animation industry.